chinese societies

2. was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty of China
5. a Chinese sovereign who ruled unofficially as empress consort and empress dowager and later, officially as empress regnant during the brief Zhou dynasty, which interrupted the Tang dynasty
7. was the founder and first emperor of the Song dynasty in China
8. an era of Chinese history that began in 960 and continued until 1279
10. a period noted for territorial conquest and great wealth and regarded as the golden age of Chinese poetry and art

1. the system of printing and typography that uses movable components to reproduce the elements of a document
3. Originating in ancient China that was a system of complementary medicine that involves pricking the skin or tissues with needles, used to alleviate pain and to treat various physical, mental, and emotional conditions
4. a dynasty that ruled in China ad 581–618 and reunified the country
6. the period when a specified art, skill, or activity is at its peak
9. people of good social position specifically the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth